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Feb 24, 2004
"The laws of Congress and the laws of physics have grown increasingly divergent, and the laws of physics are not likely to yield." --Bill McKibben
Buildings As Parks
His Fukuoka building in Japan is a park when viewed from one side and a 15-story building when viewed from the other. Emilio Ambasz is a man who breaks architectural moulds, designing houses which are nearly invisible under mounds of earth, and high-rise buildings hidden behind screens of greenery. His architecture seamlessly brings the built and natural environments together -- evaporatively cooled, extremely energy efficient, rain water collected for the buildings flora or recycled for drinking water by it's inhabitants. Most recently, he was chosen to rebuild the Twin Towers in New York.
BE THE CHANGE
Plant a tree. Create a landscape within a building, instead of buildings within a landscape.
